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030490 KU Special Legal Issues of the Use of Outer Space Technologies (2011W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

First Session: Tuesday, 18.10.2011, 4.30 - 6 p.m., Sem 52
Exam in January: Wednesday, 25.1.2012, 5-7 p.m. (PC-Raum, Schenkenstraße 8-10)
Moodle

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 18.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM52 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Tuesday 10.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM52 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Thursday 12.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM52 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Tuesday 17.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM52 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Thursday 19.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM52 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This elective course will deal with some special problems in the area of space law. This includes liability for damage caused by space activities on Earth and in outer space, space debris mitigation, codes of conduct in outer space, legal problems connected to global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and remote sensing, international cooperation (in particular in the International Space Station ISS) and international organisations involved in space matters (UN, ESA, INTELSAT, ITU, ...).
This course is part of the specialization ("Wahlfachkorb") in "The Law of International Relations"; and "Law and Technology";. Prior participation in the course "General Legal Framework of the Use of Outer Space Technologies" is recommended.
The course is open also to international students, in particular Erasmus and Australian exchange students. For local students classes start already on 18 October 2011, 4.30 p.m., Sem 52, Juridicum. Exchange students who are not already in Vienna in October have the possibility to attend classes only during their stay in January 2012. They are expected to do preparatory work already on beforehand by long-distance learning (e-learning).
Guest speakers: Prof. Steven Freeland (Universities of Western Sydney and Copenhagen); Dr. Werner Balogh (UN Office for Outer Space Affairs)

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in class, e-learning and written exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

An insight into some special areas of space law; application of legal rules and principles to some concrete issues in the contemporary use of outer space.

Examination topics

Students are expected to read assigned texts made available on the Moodle platform and to participate actively in discussion. An excursion to the UN and a small moot court on a fictious space law case will be organised. The final exam will be a written test (in English).

Reading list

Gerhard Hafner, Der Weltraum, in: Neuhold/Hummer/Schreuer (Hrsg.),Österreichisches Handbuch des Völkerrechts (4. Aufl. 2004) 436-443; Marietta Benkö and Kai-Uwe Schrogl (ed.), Essential Air and Space Law.; Current Problems and Perspectives for Future Regulation (2005). Further material will be distributed in the course.

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